would like to buy a table top sized water filter that removes flouride??

Get a Berky lite. That is what i use.

Most people say get either a counter stop steam distiller or or a reverse osmosis filter.

I am using a British Berkfield with the sterasol ceramic filters and 2 PF2 filter kits. It is a very attractive stainless steel, gravity based 2.5 gallon unit.

If I was buying now, I would get the Berkey light for the simple reason that you would always know when to refill. You pour water into the top canister. By gravity it flows through the sterysol ceramic filters and the PF2 fluoride filters and fills the lower canister. There is a spigot at the bottom of the lower canister. Google em up.

I am planning to add a steam distiller to my aresenal. Berkeys are great though, because they work without any power source -gravity only.

Most people say get either a counter stop steam distiller or or a reverse osmosis filter.

I am using a British Berkfield with the sterasol ceramic filters and 2 PF2 filter kits. It is a very attractive stainless steel, gravity based 2.5 gallon unit.

If I was buying now, I would get the Berkey light for the simple reason that you would always know when to refill. You pour water into the top canister. By gravity it flows through the sterysol ceramic filters and the PF2 fluoride filters and fills the lower canister. There is a spigot at the bottom of the lower canister. Google em up.

I am planning to add a steam distiller to my aresenal. Berkeys are great though, because they work without any power source -gravity only.

sorry about the double post.

Here's one more vote for the Berky.

Berkey.... gives you a choice of freebies with purchase of a filter unit, choose the fluoride filters and you're good to go.

A pyramid will expel fluoride out of water over night
just a simple frame made from cardboard, positioned to face one side towards magnetic north will do it for a few pennies
The water actually fizzes, mind you this should be organized in such a manner so as its not in a closed space, plenty of ventilation, or you might end up breathing what you dont drink

I have a counter-top reverse osmosis system that removes almost 100% of the fluoride and other chemicals. Not too expensive. It produces 2 gallons in about 35 minutes. Don't get a distiller. The home units produce awful tasting water IMO.

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Last Edited by Gimme Some Truth on 01/26/2010 01:05 AM

Actually AquaRain is rated slightly better than Berkey and is American made.

+1 for Berkey. Had it for 2
years and love it. Makes Chlorine laden tap
water taste like fresh water from a stream. Special cartridges on the filters take out the flouride and the filters eliminate the chlorine and a
truckload of other stuff. Missionaries use this unit in some of the poorest of water conditions.

Best price I found was at [link to www.frugalsquirrel.com.] Or squirrels.com. Good people and great service



3rdDayRising

thanks everybody

i heard or maybe i imagined it, that berkey's are illegal to buy in california now?

i'll check into that, but i have a vague memory of someone talking about that..

be back

thx

"Pore size of the ceramic elements is 0.3 micron absolute. Katadyn and British Berkefeld can't match this! Berkefeld (incl. "Big Berkey" and Doulton) says 0.9 micron absolute, 0.5 micron average; Katadyn doesn't publish an absolute rating, but says 0.2 micron average, so their absolute rating should be around 0.4 micron. This means AquaRain filters finer, so it catches stuff the others let through.

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I tried the Berkey Light for awhile. It didn't remove fluoride and had an algae taste to the water. That's why I switched to RO. If you want to remove heavy metals from the water, RO is the best way to go.

Last Edited by Gimme Some Truth on 01/26/2010 01:13 AM